Posts Tagged ‘Madrid’
Drink in Madrid
There are wine bars everywhere. Spanish wine is very good. White. Rose. Red. All good. Trust your waiter. Drink the house wine. Craft beer is everywhere. The bottled water isn’t salty like it is in Barcelona. But you’re here to drink vermut. Also known as vermouth and elixir of the gods. It comes on tap…
Read MoreDo Stuff in Madrid
Walk. Walk a lot. Look up. Marvel at the buildings. Antigua Casa Crespo, The Espadrille Store: It looked closed forever when we were there, but Google says its still open. Allegedly the oldest espadrille store in Madrid. **Update: It IS open. Push thru what looks like a window, which is really a door, and you…
Read MoreSleep in Madrid
Tons of hotels, air bnbs…all that you would expect from a major European city. We stayed at the Hostal Central Palace Madrid when we booked a place to sleep in Madrid. Don’t let the word “Hostal” throw you – this isn’t your backpacker’s hostel by any means. The hotel is discreetly set into a grand…
Read MoreEat in Madrid
In General: Slow down your day. Dinner is late, kicking into gear around 21:00 (9:00 pm). Most restaurants seem to shut down around midnight. Breakfast is also late: God forbid you want a coffee at 7:30 or 8:00. Coffee is not my style at all….Americano style (i.e. weak and thin) with hot milk. Churros (fried, extruded…
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